WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2008) - The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $65,000,000 estimated value modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0013) to exercise an option for persistent unmanned aerial system intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance services in support of Global War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom sea-based deployments and land-based detachments. Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash., (65 percent); and St. Louis, Mo., (35 percent), and is expected to be completed in Nov. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $6,818,825 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,758,470 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-06-C-0086) for logistics services in support of H-1 upgrade effort, to include preparation, validation and delivery of revisions to organizational, intermediate and depot level technical manuals in digital format. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in May 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $12,758,470 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.